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November 21, 2024UPTET 2025 Syllabus: The Uttar Pradesh Exam Regulatory Authority (ERA) has prepared the UPTET Syllabus. Along with the official UPTET 2025 notification, the syllabus will be provided. The UPTET exam syllabus differs for Paper 1 and Paper 2. However, candidates preparing for the UPTET should go through the syllabus to gain a better understanding of the topics that will be asked in the test. UPTET exam will be held soon, at the allocated exam centres.
In this article, we have provided the UP TET Syllabus PDF in both English and Hindi for student reference. The paper-wise syllabus for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2025 exam has been provided in this article. Read this article to have complete details on the latest UPTET Syllabus. Download the UPTET Syllabus PDF in Hindi and UP TET Syllabus 2025 PDF in English and take a printout for quick reference.
The following is an overview of the UPTET exam syllabus 2025:
Mode of exam | Offline |
Number of papers | Two- Paper 1 and Paper 2 |
Number of sections | Five in Paper 1; Four in Paper 2 |
Exam subjects | Paper 1: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics, Environmental Studies Paper 2: Child Development and Pedagogy, Language-I, Language-II, Mathematics, and Science or Social Studies |
Nature of questions | Objective-type |
Duration of test | Two hours thirty minutes |
Language of question paper | English and Hindi |
Note: Candidates who intend to be teachers for both the levels (Primary and Elementary) should appear for both paper 1 and paper 2. The application fee for both papers must be paid separately. Check UPTET Application Form for more details. Check official website here.
This paper concentrates on the psychology of teaching and learning concerned with classes 1 to 5. This paper focuses on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners, and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning. The UPTET syllabus for Paper I is prepared on the basis of NCERT Books from Class 1 to 5.
Subjects | Total Marks | Total Questions |
Child Development, Learning & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
1st Language (Hindi) | 30 | 30 |
2nd Language (One can be selected from English, Urdu & Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 |
Mathematics | 30 | 30 |
Environmental Studies | 30 | 30 |
Total | 150 marks | 150 MCQs |
Check out the topics that have been covered in UPTET Paper 1 Syllabus from the table given below:
Topic | Sub – Topic |
Child development | Meaning, necessity, and scope of child development, stages of child development, physical development, mental development, emotional development, language development – development of expressive ability, creativity, and development of creative ability. Basis of child development and factors influencing them – inheritance, environment (Family, social, school, communication medium) |
Meaning and principles of learning | Meaning of learning, its affecting factors, Influential methods of learning, Rules of learning – The main rules of learning of Thorndike’s and their importance in learning, The key principles of learning and their practical utility in classroom teaching, Principle of Thorndike’s attempt and error, Pavlov’s relation theory of feedback, Skinner’s action learning theory, Kohler’s theory of understanding or Insight, Vygotsky’s Theory of Learning Curve – Meaning and Type, Meaning of plateau in the cause and solution. |
Teaching and learning methods | Meaning and purpose of teaching, communication, principles of teaching, sources of teaching, teaching methods, new methods of teaching (approach), basic teaching, and basic skills of teaching. |
Inclusive education- guidance and counselling | Educational inclusion means identity, type, resolution, e.g., excluded class, language, religion, caste, region, colour, gender, physical skills (visually impaired, hearing impaired, and speech/bone impaired), mental efficiency, Equipment, materials, methods, TLM, and observations required for inclusion, Necessary tools and techniques for testing the learning of inclusive children, Special teaching methods for including children. Such as – Braille script etc., Guidance and Counseling for Inclusive Children – Meaning, Purpose, Type, Methods, Requirements, and AreaDepartments / Institutions supporting in a consultation: – Psychology Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad – Divisional Psychology Centre (at Divisional Level) – District hospital – Trained Diet Mentor in District Education and Training Institute – Supervision and inspection system – Community and school support committees Government and NGOs Importance of guidance and counselling in child learning |
Learning and teaching | How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance, Basic processes of learning and teaching, learning strategies of children, learning as a social activity, social context of learning, Children as problem solvers and scientific investigators, An alternative concept of learning in children is understanding child errors as important steps in the learning process, Sense and feelings, Motivation and learning, Factors contributing to learning – private and environmental. |
The first language will concentrate on skills related to the medium of education. This section is also scoring, but it necessitates thorough preparation.
Topic | Sub – Topic |
Hindi (subject matter) | अपठित अनुच्छेद हिंदी वर्णमाला (स्वर, व्यंजन) वर्णों के मेल से मात्रिक तथा अमात्रिक शब्दों की पहचान वाक्य रचना हिंदी की सभी ध्वनियों के पारस्परिक अंतर की जानकारी विशेष रूप से – ष, स, ब, व, ढ, ड, क्ष, छ, ण तथा न की ध्वनियाँ हिंदी भाषा की सभी ध्वनियों, वर्णों अनुस्वार एव चन्द्रबिंदु में अंतर संयुक्ताक्षर एवं अनुनासिक ध्वनियों के प्रयोग से बने शब्द सभी प्रकार की मात्राएँ विराम चिह्नों यथा – अल्प विराम, अर्द्धविराम, पूर्णविराम, प्रश्नवाचक, विस्मयबोधक, चिह्नों का प्रयोग विलोम, समानार्थी, तुकान्त, अतुकान्त, सामान, ध्वनियों वाले शब्द वचन, लिंग एव काल प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग, तत्सम तद्भव व देशज, शब्दों की पहचान एव उनमें अंतर लोकोक्तियाँ एव मुहावरों के अर्थ सन्धि – (1) स्वर सन्धि – दीर्घ सन्धि, गुण सन्धि, वृद्धि सन्धि, यण सन्धि, अयादि सन्धि (2) व्यंजन सन्धि (3) विसर्ग सन्धि वाच्य, समान एव अंलकार के भेद कवियों एव लेखकों की रचनाएँ |
Hindi Pedagogy | अधिगम और अर्जन भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धांत सुनने और बोलने की भूमिका: भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते है मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श एक भिंन कक्षा में भाषा पढाने की चुनौतियाँ भाषा की कठिनाइयाँ त्रुटिया और विकारभाषा कौशल भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मुल्यांकन करना: बोलना, सुनना, पढना, लिखना अध्यापन – अधिगम सामग्रियां: पाठ्यपुस्तक, मल्टी मीडिया सामग्री, कक्षा का बहुभाषायी संसाधन उपचारात्मक अध्यापन |
Language 2 is based on the same fundamental concepts as Language 1. Language 2 will concentrate on language components and comprehension skills.
Topic | Sub – Topic |
English | Unseen Passage The sentence – (A) Subject and predicate – (B) Kind of sentences Parts of speech- Kinds of Noun, Pronoun, Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Preposition, Conjunction Tenses-Present, Past, Future Articles Punctuation Word formation Active & Passive voice Singular & Plural Gender |
Urdu | Unseen passage Meeting of the masters of the tongue Knowledge of the famous life and poetry of famous tribes and poets MukhtalifAsnaafAdab such as Maznoom, Afsana Murcia, Masnavi Dastan, etc. Praise to Ma, Amsal Masala of perfect tamarind and afflux Information about Ism, Jamir, Sifat, Mutzadalfaz, Wahid, Mojkkar, Moannas et cetera. Saints (Tasbeeh and Istaara, Talmih, Maraatunzir), etc Idioms, meeting JurbalAmsal MukhtalifSamajMusayal, like the atmosphere of AloodgiNabrabari, TalimBaraa’mn, Adame, Tagazia To understand the social and Khaliq Akbar present in the beliefs, stories, Hikayatas, and memoirs. |
Sanskrit | Unexplained masculine Unseen passage Nouns Unexplained feminine Unexplained neuter Postpartum feminine Post masculine Postpartum masculine Postpartum feminine Introduction to Sanskrit names of household, family, surroundings, animals, birds, household use items Pronouns Verb Use of Sanskrit words for major body parts Incessant Sandhi – Treaty of simple words and their separation (long treaty) Numbers – Knowledge of numbers in Sanskrit Gender, vowel, vowel type, substitution, type of consonant, anusvara, and nasal consonant Compositions of poets and writers |
The teaching of language development: – | Learning and acquisition Principles of language teaching Role of listening and speaking: Language work and how children use it as a tool Decisive perspective on the role of the grammar of learning a language for communicating ideas verbally and in writing Challenges of teaching language in a different classroom: language difficulties, errors, and disorders Language skills Assessing language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing Teaching-learning materials: syllabus, multi-material, classroom multilingual resourcesRemedial teaching |
Topic | Sub – Topic |
Content | Addition, subtraction, property, division of numbers, and numbers Minimum Commonwealth and Maximum Commonwealth Addition, subtraction, property, division of fractions Decimal – addition, subtraction, property, division Unitary rule Percent Profit loss Simple interest Geometry – Geometric shapes and pages, angles, triangles, circles Money (money – money) Measurement – time, weight, capacity, length, and temperature Perimeter – Triangle, import, square, quadrilateral Calendar Figures Volume, held – cube, cavity Area – Rectangle, Square Railway or bus timetable Presentation and formulation of data |
Teaching Issues | Understanding the nature of mathematical/logical thinking, the child’s thinking and reasoning patterns, and the meaning and learning strategies Place of mathematics in the curriculum Math language Community mathematics Evaluation through formal and informal methods Teaching problems Relevant aspects of error analysis and learning and teaching Clinical and remedial teaching |
Topic | Sub – Topic |
Content | Family Food, health, and hygiene Accommodation Trees and plants Our environment Fair Individuals and businesses associated with the local profession Water Traffic and communication Sports and sportsmanship India – rivers, plateaus, forests, traffic, continents, and oceans Our region – rivers, mountains, stones, forests, traffic Constitution Governance system – local self-government, village-panchayat, Nagar-panchayat, district panchayat, municipality, municipal corporation, district administration, state’s governance, administrative, judiciary, executive, national, and national symbols, voting, and national Unity. Environment-need, environment-protection- need, importance, and utility, environment protection, social responsibility towards the environment, schemes operated for environmental protection |
Teaching related issues | Concept and coverage of environmental studies Importance of environmental studies, integrated environmental studies Environmental Studies and environmental education Learning principle The scope and relation of science and social science Approach to present retention Activity Experiment / practical work Discussion. Continuous comprehensive evaluation Teaching material/equipment Problems |
UPTET Syllabus of Paper 2 focuses on the psychology of teaching and learning relevant to Class 6-8. Candidates interested in Maths or Science have to choose option A, and those who are interested in social science should select option B.
Subjects | Total Marks | Total Questions |
Child Development & Pedagogy | 30 | 30 |
1st Language (Hindi) | 30 | 30 |
2nd Language ( English, Urdu & Sanskrit) | 30 | 30 |
Science/Mathematics or Social science/Social studies | 60 | 60 |
Total | 150 Marks | 150 MCQs |
In the UPTET Paper 2 syllabus, candidates will have a total of 150 questions of total 150 marks with a time duration of 150 minutes.
Check out the topics that have been covered in UPTET Paper 2 Syllabus from the table given below:
Topic | Sub – Topic |
Child Development | The meaning, necessity, and scope of child development, stages of child development, physical development, mental development, emotional development, language development – development of expressive ability, creativity, and development of the creative ability Basis of child development and factors influencing them – inheritance, environment (Family, social, school, communication medium) |
Meaning and principles of learning:- | Effective methods of learning, influencing the meaning of learning (learning) Rules of learning – The main rules of learning of the Thorndike and their importance in learning The key principles of learning and their practical utility in classroom teaching, Thorndike’s attempt and theory and their practical utility in classroom teaching, Thorndike’s theory of love and error, Pavlov’s relation theory of response, Skinner’s introduced learning theory, Kohler’s curve – Meaning and type, plateau meaning in learning and cause and resolution. |
Teaching and learning disciplines:- | Meaning and purpose of teaching, communication, principles of teaching, sources of teaching, teaching methods, new methods of learning (approach), basic teaching, and basic skills of teaching. |
Inclusive education guidance and counselling: – | Educational inclusion means identity, type, resolution, e.g., excluded class, language, religion, caste, region, colour, gender, physical skills (visually impaired, hearing impaired, and speech/bone impaired), and mental efficiency. Equipment, materials, methods, TLM, and observations required for inclusion Necessary tools and techniques for testing the learning of inclusive children Special teaching methods for including children. Such as Braille script etc Guidance and counselling for inclusive children – Meaning, purpose, types, methods, requirements, and fields Departments / Institutions supporting in a consultation: – Psychology Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad – Divisional Psychology Center (at Divisional Level) – District hospital – Trained Diet Mentor in District Education and Training Institute – Supervision and inspection system – Community and school support committees – Government and NGOs – Importance of guidance and counselling in child learning |
(B) Study and teaching:- | How children think and learn; how and why children ‘fail’ to achieve success in school performance Basic processes of teaching and learning, children’s learning strategies, learning as a social activity, social context of learning Child as a problem solver and a ‘scientific investigator.’ An alternative concept of learning in children understanding child errors as important stages in the learning process Perception and sensations Motivation and learning Tax contributors to learning – private and environmental |
Topic | Sub – Topic |
Hindi (subject matter) | अपठित अनुच्छेद हिंदी वर्णमाला (स्वर, व्यंजन) वर्णों के मेल से मात्रिक तथा अमात्रिक शब्दों की पहचान वाक्य रचना हिंदी की सभी ध्वनियों के पारस्परिक अंतर की जानकारी विशेष रूप से – ष, स, ब, व, ढ, ड, क्ष, छ, ण तथा न की ध्वनियाँ हिंदी भाषा की सभी ध्वनियों, वर्णों अनुस्वार एव चन्द्रबिंदु में अंतर संयुक्ताक्षर एवं अनुनासिक ध्वनियों के प्रयोग से बने शब्द सभी प्रकार की मात्राएँ विराम चिह्नों यथा – अल्प विराम, अर्द्धविराम, पूर्णविराम, प्रश्नवाचक, विस्मयबोधक, चिह्नों का प्रयोग विलोम, समानार्थी, तुकान्त, अतुकान्त, सामान, ध्वनियों वाले शब्द वचन, लिंग एव काल प्रत्यय, उपसर्ग, तत्सम तद्भव व देशज, शब्दों की पहचान एव उनमें अंतर लोकोक्तियाँ एव मुहावरों के अर्थ सन्धि – (1) स्वर सन्धि – दीर्घ सन्धि, गुण सन्धि, वृद्धि सन्धि, यण सन्धि, अयादि सन्धि (2) व्यंजन सन्धि (3) विसर्ग सन्धि वाच्य, समान एव अंलकार के भेद कवियों एव लेखकों की रचनाएँ |
Hindi Pedagogy | अधिगम और अर्जन भाषा अध्यापन के सिद्धांत सुनने और बोलने की भूमिका: भाषा का कार्य तथा बालक इसे किस प्रकार एक उपकरण के रूप में प्रयोग करते है मौखिक और लिखित रूप में विचारों के संप्रेषण के लिए किसी भाषा के अधिगम में व्याकरण की भूमिका पर निर्णायक संदर्श एक भिंन कक्षा में भाषा पढाने की चुनौतियाँ भाषा की कठिनाइयाँ त्रुटिया और विकार भाषा कौशल भाषा बोधगम्यता और प्रवीणता का मुल्यांकन करना: बोलना, सुनना, पढना, लिखना अध्यापन – अधिगम सामग्रियां: पाठ्यपुस्तक, मल्टी मीडिया सामग्री, कक्षा का बहुभाषायी संसाधन उपचारात्मक अध्यापन |
Topic | Sub – Topic |
English Content:- | Unseen passage Nouns and their kinds Pronoun and its kinds Verb and its kinds Adjective and its kinds & degrees Adverbs and their kinds A preposition and its kinds Conjunction and its kinds Intersection Singular and plural Subject and predicate Negative and interrogative sentences Masculine and feminine gender Punctuation Suffix with root words Phrasal verbs Use of Somebody, Nobody, Anybody Parts of speech Narration Active voice and passive voice Antonyms & synonyms Use of Homophones Use of requests in sentences Silent letters in words |
Urdu | Unseen passage Knowledge of language masters of the tongue. Understanding of MukhtalifAsnaafAdabHamd, Ghazal, Qasida, Marcia, Masnavi, Geet, etc. and their difference To get information about the situation of the poets and their well-being through the life of the many poets and lovers. Achieving eloquence with the help and importance of the Urdu language in Mushtaraka Tehzeeb of the country Ism and its Aksam, Fail, Sifat, Jamir, Tazkiron Tanias, Tzad’s deemed Information about correct tamarind and Arab Idioms, acquiring speech from JurbalAmsal Knowledge of saints The political, social, and ekhalaki mainsail’s being beseeched and keep their attitude on it. |
Sanskrit | Unseen Passage Sandhi – Vowels, consonants Incessant Compound Use of gender, speech, and time Prefix Synonym Antonyms Factor Ornamentation Suffix Speech Nouns – Knowledge of the forms of all the inflections and words of the following words – The word masculine, The word feminine, The word neuter, Inexplicable masculine, Inexplicable feminine, Inexplicable neuter, Postpartum masculine, Postpartum feminine, Postpartum neuter, Ecomant feminine, Ecomant masculine, Ecomant neuter, Rakaranta masculine Pronouns Adjectives Metal Numbers |
(B) Teaching of language development: – | Learning and acquisition Principles of language teaching Role of listening and speaking: Language work and how children use it as a tool Decisive perspective on the role of the grammar of learning of a language for communicating ideas verbally and in writing Challenges of teaching language in a different classroom: language difficulties, errors, and disorders Language skills Assessing language comprehension and proficiency: speaking, listening, reading and writing Teaching-learning materials: syllabus, multi-material, classroom multilingual resources Remedial teaching |
The mathematics syllabus is extensive and difficult, although the level of the exam questions is moderate.
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(B) Teaching related issues:-
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(B) Teaching related issues: –
(A) Content: –
I. History
II. Civics
III. Geography
IV. Environmental Studies
V. Home-work / Home Science
VI. Physical Education and Sports
VII. Music
VIII. Horticulture and fruit conservation
(B) Teaching related issues
Students can download UPTET Syllabus 2025 PDF in Hindi for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 below.
Paper 1 of UPTET Syllabus PDF in Hindi
Paper 2 of UPTET Syllabus PDF in Hindi
Here, we have enlisted some of the most important frequently asked questions related to the UP TET Syllabus 2025. Candidates must go through the questions and answers to clear out their doubts regarding the same subject.
Q. How many papers will be there in the UPTET exam 2025? A. The UPTET will have two papers, namely, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is for primary school teachers, and paper 2 is for elementary school teachers. |
Q. What is the time allotted for the UPTET exam? A. The exam will be conducted for 2.30 hours (150 minutes). |
Q. What is the total number of marks allotted for the exam? A. The marks allotted for Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be 150 marks. |
Q. How many subjects are there for UPTET 2025? A. There are five subjects for Paper 1: Child development and pedagogy, language 1 (Hindi), Language 2( English/Urdu/Sanskrit), Mathematics and Environmental Studies. Paper 2 comprises Child Development Pedagogy, Language 1(Hindi), Language 2( English/Urdu/Sanskrit) and Mathematics/Science or Social Science/Social studies. |
Q. Is there any negative marking for the exam? A. No, there is no negative marking for the exam. |
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